Care Co-ordinator

Job summary Main area Mental Health Grade Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (FTC ending 31/05/2027) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday 9am-5pm) Job ref 364-A-9966 Employer Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Gables Town Braintree Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 30/04/2026 23:59 Employer heading Care Co-ordinator Band 6 Please be aware that, due to current allocation constraints, Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) are being prioritised for registered roles at this time. Our Trust cares for more than 100,000 patients at any one time across our community health, mental health and learning disability services across Essex and parts of Bedfordshire and Suffolk. We want you to be part of our journey of transformation, where our patients and their families are at the heart of everything we do and to achieve our vision to be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care. You'll be part of a Trust where you will be supported to be your authentic self and be the best you can be, where we will help you to grow, develop and thrive. The Trust is recognised by the University of Essex and is a top provider of apprenticeships for people looking to be an assistant practitioner, senior health care support worker (CAP). Our trailblazing CAP apprenticeship won a national HSJ Award. We are also recognised as a Veteran Aware Trust and holder of gold accreditation from the Ministry of Defence Employment Recognition Scheme. Our services are highlighted as an exemplar of good practice, producing the best care for more than 3.500 armed forces veterans in the past seven years. We have been shortlisted and won national awards. We are an inclusive organisation and Level 3 Disability Confident Leader Trust. We are constantly innovating and looking for new ways to deliver care, such as using technology to enhance patient care and working with partners to launch new services such as the Basildon Mental Health Urgent Care Department, virtual hospitals and falls response cars. Join us and you'll do the best work of your life - and make a difference to other people's lives. What we do together, matters. Job overview We are looking for a self-motivated and passionate Qualified Practitioner registered as either a Mental health nurse with the NMC, an Occupational Therapist with the HPCP or a Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England to join our well established Early Intervention in Psychosis Service in Mid Essex. We are looking to recruit enthusiastic Senior Care Co-ordinator to join the established Mid Essex First Episode Psychosis Team, based at The Gables in Braintree. This is an exciting time to join this established service and contribute to supporting people's recovery from early psychosis. This role will require the postholder to work across the geographical locality of Mid Essex. The team uses a Multi-disciplinary approach to provide care, promote recovery and social inclusion to people from the age of 14-65 years who are experiencing a First Episode Psychosis. This is an excellent opportunity to develop skills of working with this group of service users in the community. Postholder will be involved with the assessment and ongoing Care Co-ordination of clients suspected of experiencing a First Episode of Psychosis by providing high quality evidence based care as per NICE guidelines and National Early Intervention Access & waiting time standards. Working alongside colleagues in a standalone First Episode of Psychosis (FEP) Team covering the Mid Essex Locality. Main duties of the job The post holder will be fully conversant and uphold their professional code of conduct. Ensure all care is delivered in accordance with Trust's care programme approach guidelines. To participate in the initial assessment of clients to determine appropriateness for FEP Team and to liaise with referring agencies to identify alternative agencies as appropriate to meet the client's needs. Undertake risk assessments with clients and plan effectively to manage this in care plan with MDT. Ensure that all interventions are undertaken within established time scales and according to standards of best evidence based practice and operational policy. To work flexibility and participate in the demands of the FEP Service. This pattern is subject to change to meet client's needs and the guidelines of the National Service Framework. To provide clinical supervision and professional leadership to junior staff and promote evidence based practice. Attend training as provided and be responsible for keeping oneself up to date at all times with mandatory training. Keep oneself updated in all legislative government initiatives. Particularly those relevant to Early Intervention in Psychosis Working for our organisation Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
• We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication. Benefits
• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service.
• Excellent pension of up to14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus. Work that wraps around your needs
• Work bank: You can use the opportunity to supplement your income and develop your skills by working bank shifts.
• Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities To undertake care co-ordination of a caseload of clients. Carry responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of recovery based care plans. Participate in collection of data including looking at entry and exit pathways to care and duration of untreated psychosis as well as using outcome measures - Dialog & QPR to ensure that we provide a successful service in terms of high quality outcomes. To maintain effective individualised care through assessment of service user and carers problems. Plan, implement and evaluate interventions and clear, accurate and concise documentation of individualised care. Undertake initial health and social needs assessments and participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings to look at appropriate selection and allocation of clients to CPA and regular reviews. Following analysis of client assessments, plan creatively to meet their needs including the provision of evidence based interventions. Prioritise and manage workload to ensure the effective management of a defined group of clients with complex needs. Responsible for working with colleagues in seeking to improve the quality of services provided to our clients/patients. Participate in annual audits relevant to the clinical pathway. Participate in the First Episode Psychosis Duty Rota. For further details please views the job description and person specification Person specification Professional Registration and Experience Essential criteria years experience evidence of delivery of psychosocial interventions in clinical practice Desirable criteria Community Skills Understanding of First Episode Psychosis/wait time standards Essential criteria Understanding of First Episode Psychosis/wait time standards Desirable criteria Experience of Family Work Appropriate professional registration Essential criteria Appropriate professional registration Please be aware that, due to current allocation constraints, Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) are being prioritised for registered roles at this time.

Important note:

please ensure that as part of your application, you include professional references with business contact information covering your last three years of employment history. We are unable to accept personal or character references. As a newly appointed employee, you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post; the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust. Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities, we encourage people with a disability to apply. If you require this application form in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape etc, please contact the Recruitment Department on 01375 364513 or email epunft.recruitment.adverts@nhs.net and we can arrange for this to be dispatched to you. The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly, we would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.

Important Notice:

Recently the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 (the Regulations) which amended on 22 July 2021 and come into force on 11 November 2021 that anyone directly employed to work in a Care Home or who are required as part of their role to be deployed to a CQC registered care home are required to have had both their COVID vaccinations, unless they are exempt. This is therefore a requirement of this role and will form part of our pre-employment checks. Please note - staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment. Should it come to light that a post being advertised by the Trust is considered 'suitable alternative employment' to an individual who is at risk, the recruiting manager will be advised and the post will be withdrawn from NHS Jobs. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability. Employer certification / accreditation badges Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Documents to download FEP job description ( PDF , 680.5 KB ) person specification ( PDF , 432.6 KB ) Why Join The NHS Pension Scheme ( PDF , 91.3 KB ) Candidate Privacy Policy ( PDF , 336.6 KB ) Right to Work Information ( PDF , 293.6 KB ) Employer Recognition Scheme - Gold Award ( PDF , 27.7 KB ) Values of the NHS Pension ( PDF , 151.3 KB ) Staff Benefits ( PDF , 152.7 KB ) Apply online now Further details / informal visits contact Name Jenny Tanner Job title Clinical Manager Email address jennifertanner@nhs.net Telephone number 01376 552300 List jobs with Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust in Allied Health Professions or all sectors